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"Mom didn't answer," he said softly.

Arnold smiled, though a flicker of something unreadable passed through his gaze. "She's probably busy."

"Let's not bother her," he continued. "How about Daddy takes you out to dinner tonight?"

Alex's face brightened. "Can we invite Aunt Linda too?"

Arnold nodded, ruffling his hair. "Good idea."

With that, Alex slid off his lap, his small feet padding across the polished floor as he ran back to his playroom.

Arnold, however, remained seated. A weight settled on his shoulders as he returned to the parlor where his guests awaited.

The air inside the parlor was thick with expectation.

The assembled guests, all prominent figures in the werewolf world, had come with their own agendas.

Most had only heard whispers of Arnold's heir, but now that they had seen Alex with their own eyes, speculation spread like wildfire.

"He's been hiding a child all this time?" one murmured to another.

"Was he secretly married?"

"If so, why hasn't he introduced the mother?"

Their unspoken questions hung in the air, but Arnold remained indifferent to their curiosity. He had no obligation to explain himself.

Among them were families who had come with a clear purpose-introducing their daughters to Arnold, hoping to secure a powerful marriage alliance.

They had prepared carefully, dressing their daughters in elegant gowns,

instructing them to charm and impress.

But Arnold hadn't even looked their way.

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His disinterest was a quiet but brutal rejection.

fathers in the

wasn't married, their

by the silent battle

whatever they wanted. It didn't

Nora remained unaware of the

spent a lot of time recently working

didn't notice the woman standing outside, watching

Flora, Linda's

Just then, Flora smirked.

same, aren't

sight of Nora alone in an

part of the popular crowd-friends with

woman who thrived

Nora? She had always

Too smart.

Too independent.

to play

and turned on her heels. Linda would love to hear about

lavish, every corner decorated with the finest

sipping a cup of tea when Flora arrived, practically bursting

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excitement.

won't believe what I just saw," Flora announced, sliding onto the couds

glanced at her. She was reading a

leaned forward with interest. "What

Nora," Flora said, her voice carrying a sharp edge of glee. "In an arcade, playing games-alone She

loud and unrestrained. "That girl? Still

Can you believe it? After all these years, she's still the same-always pretending to be above everything, but in reality,

head with mock

flipped a

nothing to do

difference between Linda and the

petty gossip, and Jenna took

indifferent.

didn't matter to her. Not

did she feel the need to

had been a fun distraction, but as soon as Nora stepped through the door of

lights and victorious games faded into the background as